Padres at Pirates 5/18/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Friday night MLB action, the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates will continue their weekend series from PNC Park. Last night, the Padres made an error in the seventh inning that allowed the game winning run to score during a 5-4 defeat. Eric Hosmer doubled and drove in three runs for San Diego, who is 11 games below .500 overall.

The Pirates will counter with thirty-one year old righty Ivan Nova (2-3 5.01 ERA) on Friday night. Last time out, Nova allowed eight hits and four runs during a 5-0 loss versus San Francisco.